And while the city consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in the country thanks in part to a strong economy and tons of entertainment, it’s not all rainbows and sunshine in Fort Lauderdale. Some neighborhoods aren’t as great as others.

So the question arises, which Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods are the worst, and which are the best?

Today, we’ll use science and data to determine which Fort Lauderdale hoods need a little tender loving care – the sore thumbs of the Fort Lauderdale area if you will. Realistically, you can’t expect all the neighborhoods to be amazing, although Coral Ridge ranks way above the rest.

We examined 67 of Fort Lauderdale’s neighborhoods to find out the worst places to live. These ten places don’t quite measure up to Fort Lauderdale’s reputation:

Home Beautiful Park

River Garden Sweeting Estate

Dillard Park

Poinciana Park

Durrs Homeowners

Lake Aire Palm View

Progresso Village

City View Townhome

Dorsey-Riverbend

Lauderdale Manors

Read on to see how we determined the places around Fort Lauderdale that need a pick-me-up. And remember, don’t blame the messenger.

Once you’re done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from worst to best.

How we determined the worst Fort Lauderdale hoods

To figure out how bad a place is to live in, we only needed to know what kinds of things people like and then decide what places have the least amount of those things. We threw the following criteria into this analysis in order to get the best, most complete results possible. We used this set of criteria for each neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale:

High unemployment (Less jobs)

Low median income (Less pay)

Low population density (No things to do)

Low home values (No one’s willing to pay to live here)

High crime (Estimated)

Then, we ranked each neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale for each of these criteria from worst to best.

Next, we averaged the individual rankings for each criteria into a “Worst Score”.

The neighborhood with the lowest “Worst Score” ranks as the worst neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale.

Read on below to learn more about these terrible places around Fort Lauderdale to live. Or skip to the end to see the list of all 67 neighborhoods ranked from worst to best.

This list is a scientific analysis based on real data and is completely unbiased. Hold on to your pants.

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1. Home Beautiful Park

Population: 474Median Income: $19,479Median Home Value: $22,133

2. River Garden Sweeting Estate

Population: 134Median Income: $17,788Median Home Value: $93,700

3. Dillard Park

Population: 1,025Median Income: $31,274Median Home Value: $102,367

4. Poinciana Park

Population: 1,642Median Income: $27,372Median Home Value: $125,220

5. Durrs Homeowners

Population: 3,194Median Income: $19,828Median Home Value: $61,650

6. Lake Aire Palm View

Population: 1,443Median Income: $35,827Median Home Value: $110,100

7. Progresso Village

Population: 581Median Income: $27,885Median Home Value: $137,500

8. City View Townhome

Population: 173Median Income: $36,273Median Home Value: $173,300

9. Dorsey-Riverbend

Population: 4,548Median Income: $23,368Median Home Value: $116,450

10. Lauderdale Manors

Population: 8,029Median Income: $32,409Median Home Value: $95,175

The ‘hoods around Fort Lauderdale that are really hoods

Well there you have it — the worst of the neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale with Home Beautiful Park landing at the bottom of the pack.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale aren’t all bad. Coral Ridge takes the cake as the best place to live in Fort Lauderdale.